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"Therapy" Progress Report With Pics

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by jayhawkclint, Mar 31, 2007.

  1. Mar 31, 2007
    jayhawkclint

    jayhawkclint ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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    "Therapy" is the nickname of my 1970 JEEP CJ5. Here is a chronology of the rebuild.

    NOV 2006:
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    Teardown:

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    Drivetrain coming out:

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    Body work started:


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    Frame off:
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    Blasted the frame. Not a fun job.
    Before:
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    After:
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    Finally got around to finishing the T-18 today. Now I just need a JEEP to put it into. :rolleyes:
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    Starting to look like a drivetrain:
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    I like the color in the sunlight:
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  2. Mar 31, 2007
    jd7

    jd7 Sponsor

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    looks good and now you no longer have to worry about that first scratch:beer:
     
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  3. Mar 31, 2007
    MOP

    MOP Active Member

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    Looks like a shiny new penny...... I'll give you a shiny new penny for it ;)
     
  4. Mar 31, 2007
    russo

    russo Hope is not a method

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  5. Mar 31, 2007
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Dang! You want me to help with that? R)

    Good luck with that Clint. I'll steer clear of anything that looks that good. ;)

    I understand the dissapointment though with the scratches. You've put a hella lotta time and effort into it. :beer:
     
  6. Apr 1, 2007
    duke54

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    Looks great :coffee: :coffee:
     
  7. Apr 1, 2007
    Hawkes

    Hawkes Member

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    Very nice! Would a small body lift take care of the header issue?

    Paul
     
  8. Apr 1, 2007
    JeepTherapy

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    Nice color! If you haven't buffed it and plan to the scratch isn't a biggie. It will hardly show if you just brush it in.
     
  9. Apr 1, 2007
    DanStew

    DanStew Preowned Merkin salesman Staff Member

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    Very nice!!! ARe those Pacesetter headers? If they are, thenthey all must be made out of speck. I had to go with a 3 inch body lift to clear the headers and had to cut out some metal to get them to fit. I hated them. But yours looks nice. You dont have the cheap black paint to watch burn off right in front of your eyes. Keep up the good work.
     
  10. Apr 1, 2007
    Dondo

    Dondo These are my good pants..

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    Looks good Clint! Sorry about the scratch though. I went though the same thing when I painted mine. I never took the tub off, but when I had the jeep back in the garage after it was painted and was bolting everything on, I knocked over a set of saw horses and banged right into my new paint job. I tried to hide my frustration, but it didn't work. I was REALLY mad. On the header thing, mine hits right there as well. I just took a torch and cut out where I needed too. It still rattles against the tub at certain RPM's though. Maybe a small body lift?
     
  11. Apr 1, 2007
    Patrick

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    Looks good!
     
  12. Apr 1, 2007
    jpflat2a

    jpflat2a what's that noise?

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    keep plugging away
    don't worry about the scratch
    it's repairable when the time comes
    I like the color
    looks good !!!!!
     
  13. Apr 1, 2007
    Doug/Tucson

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    It is an inevitable, whether it's a new vehicle or a shiny new pair of boots
    you will always get a scratch Almost immediately and then it seems like nothing else ever happens. If you still have some of the original paint
    and a very small artists paint brush. I would fill the scratch, let it dry
    and then buff it out. If you go four wheeling it wont be the last time
    it gets scratched, but it's a jeep not a completely restored 1966 Mustang fastback with a high gloss red paint job, (been there had that happen)
    I will up the ante to a role of brand-new shiny pennies, final offer
    Doug/Tucson
     
  14. Apr 1, 2007
    sparky

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    Beggin' your pardon, but why is this any different because it's "just" a Jeep?

    Clint put a lot of time and effort into this painting it. To say it's just a Jeep and not a "Mustang" or "Chevelle" or whatever belitles his accomplishments and all of our vehicles. It would seem that they're not worthy of a nice paint job?

    It may be inevitable that it will happen, but to say it's "just a Jeep" ain't right IMO, this is a JEEP webpage after all... JMO.
     
  15. Apr 1, 2007
    Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

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    :iagree:

    I cringe more when a freshly painted classic Jeep gets scratched than some old Ford...
    He did some nice work on that Jeep, and I don't blame him for being upset.
     
  16. Apr 1, 2007
    jd7

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    :iagree: ...another matter of market and taste and it's intended use. I must say that I have driven though drive in on friday night in my flatty and have more heads turn than they did when I was in some of the classics or sports cars I've owned.
     
  17. Apr 1, 2007
    DanStew

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    Sparky Knows about scratching jeeps ;)
     
  18. Apr 1, 2007
    jd7

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    .....just ask Billy;)
     
  19. Apr 1, 2007
    Doug/Tucson

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    Boy did I touch a nerve and for the record. I did not say (just a jeep)
    I just said jeep, to me a jeep is a valuable tool and not a pretty boy. That should be on a pedestal. It should be used and enjoyed for what it can do. Not something that I would take out every weekend and polish then return to the garage. A beautifully rebilt stock jeep with functional options, like a winch is what I appreciate I wouldn't even see a few minor scratches
    I apologize if I hurt anybody's feelings. Sincerely Doug/Tucson:(
     
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  20. Apr 1, 2007
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    I did not put words in your mouth err post, I put "just" in my post as that was the tone with which I read it.

    Sorry if I misunderstood. It seemed to me that a Mustang for some reason was more worthy of being sentimental over than a Jeep from your post.

    I think most of us would agree a Jeep should be used. OTOH, I've seen some fully restored that I wouldn't dare to take off-road. Depends on the situation.

    Apology accepted. :beer:
     
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